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#hormones

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Aside from the dumpster fire that still is, and I know that alone is enough to seriously depress someone.....
I'm in the dumps today, a long slow slide from trying a med that was prescribed instead of better choices (IMHO). Holy fuck. If you mess with hormones make sure your Dr is not going on vacation, make sure you have an open door to communicate if it turns to shit and you need to stop. Norethindrone Acetate as an attempt to balance out my cycle and symptoms ---- aka bad PMS and per menopause symptoms. For me, the only benefit was to my bowels, othewise,i ended up with a 20 day period and shitty PMS when tapering down. Also, it made all my pain meds stop working (or......?). So many mysteries. I want star trek medicine!
#norethindrone #hormones #perimenpause #womensHealth

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oooooh youtube.com/watch?v=YrJ1p2074R

Hormones are chemical messengers that your cells release to send and receive signals between other cells in your body.
Ghrelin, for example, signals when your body wants you to eat, so it makes you feel 'hungry'. (Subject experts: pls add corrections, ty.)

You may know the hormones called progesterone, testosterone, or estrogen.
Everyone produces these hormones in different amounts, regardless of assigned birth sex, HRT (which cis, trans, AND nonbinary people can use), or felt personal gender.
(IDK best phrasing for respectful, precise clarity with near-zero risk of misinterpretation. Open to suggestion.)

Wait, wait. Menstrual ASTHMA?? Ok, maybe I need to pay more attention.

Yes, Imitation Meat Is Processed. Can It Also Be #Healthy?
After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two #plantbased meat companies are reinventing themselves.
Plant based meat is ultraprocessed, but not necessarily unhealthy, according to several experts. The products generally have less saturated fat, no cholesterol and more fiber than animal meat, and zero #hormones or #antibiotics.
nytimes.com/2025/01/16/climate
archive.ph/3Ym0C

The New York Times · Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.By Cara Buckley

#Plant-based meat is not unhealthy per se. The products have mostly less saturated #fat, no #cholesterol & more #fiber than animal #meat, and zero #hormones or #antibiotics. Dozens of studies found that unlike meat, plant-based options are neutral to beneficial… (1/x) nytimes.com/2025/01/16/climate

The New York Times · Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.By Cara Buckley